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Parliamentary Assembly welcomes reforms in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but highlights ‘insufficient progress’ in areas crucial for the functioning of democratic institutions
Parliamentary Assembly congratulated the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the pace of reforms since 2022, which has allowed the opening of the accession negotiations with the EU in March 2024. However, it remains concerned about “the lack of progress in some areas crucial for the...
Parliamentary Assembly denounces the human rights situation in Iran and calls for strengthening the protection of Iranians in Europe
The Parliamentary Assembly expressed its concern about the persecution of human rights defenders in Iran and abroad, in particular in the Council of Europe member States, by the Iranian regime. The resolution, unanimously adopted by PACE on the basis of the report by Max Lucks (Germany, SOC...
El secretario general destaca el papel crucial del Consejo de Europa en la sesión plenaria de otoño de la Asamblea
«Los efectos combinados de estas guerras, junto con el cambio climático y el retroceso democrático, representan un desafío sin precedentes para nuestras sociedades, un desafío que intenté describir como la «tormenta perfecta». Ante tal desafío, el Consejo de Europa ya ha demostrado su solidez, su...
Neutralising harmful propaganda while preserving the right to freedom of expression
Propaganda can be used to manipulate public opinion and threaten our common values and human dignity, as well as the proper functioning of our democratic systems, impairing the development of free opinions and informed citizen participation in public debate and decision making, the Assembly said...
Parliamentary Assembly elects Anna Adamska-Gallant judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Poland
The Parliamentary Assembly elected Anna Adamska-Gallant as judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Poland. Ms Adamska-Gallant, having obtained an absolute majority of votes cast, is elected judge of the European Court of Human Rights for a term of...
Parliamentary Assembly recommends a set of measures to clarify the fate of missing migrants
Parliamentary Assembly expressed its concern about the phenomenon of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers going missing, “a tragedy largely underestimated as a human rights issue,” believing that policy responses are needed across Europe and the world. It marked its solidarity with the families...
Deteriorating situation of human rights, rule of law and democracy in Azerbaijan
"On 24 January, our Assembly resolved not to ratify the credentials of the Azerbaijani delegation. The Assembly was among other things worried about the lack of cooperation in monitoring procedure and lack of invitation to observe the early presidential election of 7 February. It also cited the...
Día Internacional de la No Violencia: la violencia contra los políticos locales y regionales tiene consecuencias devastadoras para la democracia local
Con motivo del Día Internacional de la No Violencia (2 de octubre), Bernd Vöhringer, relator del Congreso para combatir la violencia contra los representantes electos locales y regionales, ha hecho la siguiente declaración: «En la última década, hemos sido testigos de un alarmante aumento de...
Bosnia y Herzegovina: el Congreso observa elecciones municipales
En el marco de una misión de observación, una delegación de 20 miembros del Congreso de Poderes Locales y Regionales asistirá del 3 al 7 de octubre a las próximas elecciones municipales en todo el país. Antes de la jornada electoral, está previsto que la delegación, dirigida por Carla Dejonghe,...
Julian Assange: audiencia de la Asamblea Parlamentaria sobre su detención, su condena y sus efectos intimidatorios sobre los derechos humanos
Julian Assange participa en una audiencia parlamentaria en Estrasburgo el martes 1 de octubre de 2024 sobre su detención y condena y los efectos intimidatorios de ambas sobre los derechos humanos, previamente a un debate plenario sobre el tema en la Asamblea Parlamentaria el día siguiente. Ambos...
Application of artificial intelligence in healthcare
The impact of AI on the ′patient-doctor′ relationship is the focus of a new report by the Council of Europe’s Steering Committee for Human Rights in the fields of Biomedicine and Health...
Vladímir Kará-Murzá: «la mejor garantía de seguridad y estabilidad a largo plazo en nuestro continente radica en una Rusia democrática»
En su declaración previa a la ceremonia de entrega del Premio Václav Havel de Derechos Humanos 2024, Vladímir Kará-Murzá, ganador del premio en 2022, transmitió su profundo respeto a los finalistas de este año y rindió homenaje a los galardonados de otras ediciones que siguen encarcelados «por el...
Congress supports including local and regional governments in the UN work
Speaking at the UN 4th Forum of Mayors, in Geneva on 30 September 2024, Congress Secretary General Mathieu Mori welcomed the adoption by the UN General Assembly of the Pact for the Future and...
Parliamentary Assembly called on the CEB to enhance support for reconstruction in Ukraine and focus on social dimensions of climate change
Parliamentary Assembly, meeting in plenary session in Strasbourg, congratulated the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) for “its flexible and tailored support to its member states” in the context of the pandemic and natural disasters, and for the rapid assistance to Ukrainian refugees. The...
Parliamentary Assembly elects two new Vice-Presidents
Parliamentary Assembly elected, at the opening of its Autumn 2023 Session, two news Vice-Presidents: Gerardo Giovagnoli (Saint-Marin,SOC) and Andries Gryffroy (Belgique, NI). Nineteen Vice-Presidents are elected annually at the beginning of an ordinary session and remain in office until the...
Theodoros Rousopoulos: 'We must not rest until all political prisoners in Russia and Belarus are freed'
“Dear Vladimir, let me once again express my utmost relief to see you free, and all the more determined to continue with your fight for the free and democratic Russia which we all long for, and which poses no threat to its neighbours nor to its own citizens”, PACE President said today at the...
Premio Václav Havel 2024 a la figura política y defensora de los derechos humanos venezolana María Corina Machado
El 12.º Premio Václav Havel de Derechos Humanos, que distingue las acciones excepcionales de la sociedad civil en defensa de los derechos humanos, ha sido concedido a la destacada figura política y defensora de los derechos humanos venezolana María Corina Machado. El premio, dotado con 60.000...
«Juventud, Ucrania, Europa: llegar a la mayoría de edad durante la guerra»
¿Cómo puede adaptarse la política europea de juventud a la guerra en Ucrania, y cómo podemos apoyar el bienestar de los jóvenes que alcanzan la mayoría de edad en condiciones de guerra, desplazados dentro de su propio país o a otros Estados europeos? Esta es la pregunta clave de un seminario de...
Georgia: Parliamentary Assembly monitors and observer mission head express deep concern as Transparency International Georgia is forced to end its election operation
“We are deeply concerned by the fact that Transparency International Georgia has been forced to close its election observation operations because of the deplorable decision by the Anti-Corruption Bureau to declare this civil society organisation and its Director as ‘subjects with a declared...
Podgorica: elecciones municipales anticipadas sin incidentes aunque se precisan mejoras
Una misión de observación electoral del Congreso, compuesta por cinco miembros, concluyó su misión de seguimiento de las elecciones municipales anticipadas en Podgorica, que tuvieron lugar el domingo 29 de septiembre en 212 colegios electorales. El día de los comicios, cuatro equipos del Congreso...
